Overview
- Three men were stabbed early Monday near Carroll Street and Utica Avenue, victims were taken to Kings County Hospital and police say they are searching for a single suspect described in patrol reports.
- Despite the attacks, the West Indian American Day Parade continued on Eastern Parkway under one of the NYPD’s largest deployments of the year with thousands of officers on foot and in aviation, mounted and counterterror units.
- City security measures included 13 designated entry points with magnetometer screenings opening as early as 2 a.m., bans on alcohol, weapons, drones and large bags, and a moved‑up parade end time of 5:30 p.m.
- Authorities reported one victim in critical condition and others stable; no arrests have been announced and the investigation into the early‑morning incidents is ongoing.
- The stepped‑up policing responds to high‑profile shootings in 2024 and 2025 and has produced major street closures and transit impacts that affect residents, paradegoers and local businesses during a festival that can draw up to one to three million people.